Atlas Copco remains on Forbes innovation list

2012-09-14

Stockholm, Sweden, September 14, 2012: Atlas Copco has also in 2012 been included on a list of the world’s 100 most innovative companies, published on the website of the renowned business magazine Forbes.

Atlas Copco is number 84 on the list, which calculates an “innovation premium” based on a company’s market capitalization compared to anticipated cash flows from the company.

This premium shows which companies investors expect to generate good returns through future innovations. By this measure, Salesforce.com is currently deemed to be the world’s most innovative company. To see the complete list go to the Forbes website.

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Atlas Copco is an industrial group with world-leading positions in compressors, expanders and air treatment systems, construction and mining equipment, power tools and assembly systems. With innovative products and services, Atlas Copco delivers solutions for sustainable productivity. The company was founded in 1873, is based in Stockholm, Sweden, and has a global reach spanning more than 170 countries. In 2011, Atlas Copco had 37 500 employees and revenues of BSEK 81 (BEUR 9). Learn more at www.atlascopco.com.